[Verse 1]
You said I was lucky
To keep me in line
But I was shrinkin' daily
Just to call you mine
Bruises on my confidence
Names on my skin
I learned to nod and swallow
To let you win
[Pre-Chorus]
But my hands don't shake now
When I reach for the door
I heard that small voice
I don't bend anymore
[Chorus]
I'm gone now, I'm gone now
You can't hold me down
I'm mine now, I'm mine now
Watch me turn it round
I'm gone now, I'm gone now
I can breathe again
I'm mine now, I'm mine now
I'm my own best friend
[Verse 2]
Packed my truth in a duffel
Left the past on the floor
Had a key in my pocket
I ain't hiding no more
Took the mirror from the hallway
Looked myself in the eye
Said, girl, you are not broken
You were built to survive
[Pre-Chorus]
Now my voice comes through clear
Like a bell in the rain
I don't need your shadow
To explain my name
[Chorus]
I'm gone now, I'm gone now
You can't hold me down
I'm mine now, I'm mine now
Watch me turn it round
I'm gone now, I'm gone now
I can breathe again
I'm mine now, I'm mine now
I'm my own best friend
[Bridge]
I kept every little piece
You tried to erase
Now I wear my own heartbeat
In a harder place
No more pleading, no more proving
No more chains to pretend
I chose me in the moment
And I choose me again
[Final Chorus]
I'm gone now, I'm gone now
You can't hold me down
I'm mine now, I'm mine now
Watch me turn it round
I'm gone now, I'm gone now
I can breathe again
I'm mine now, I'm mine now
I'm my own best friend